That Alpine Quilt Group February

I always say "better late than never." So here I am at the beginning of April posting about February quilt group. I can blame some of it on Blogger.com, as they have been having some serious issues.  I thought about skipping over it but it was the fabulous Calli from make it do and her mum Leslie Ison. I hope you enjoy all the fun quilts they brought to show.

Love this quilt. This was taught at Ruby's Inn this year.

I am working on this quilt. I have over 200 baskets. I think it's about time to start putting those together. My baskets are all pink and red. Not one fabric is the same. This is a Black Bird Design pattern but I think I will change it up a little.

This was a super easy quilt that I did while at Ruby's Inn when Leslie taught. These are half square triangles with a circle appliqued in the middle.

That's a cute picture of Leslie showing her quilt with names on them. This is a signature quilt. She has a great story to tell about each quilt. I never tire of hearing about them.

Love this snowball quilt. Don't you enjoy seeing all the scrappy fabrics? They're timeless.

This following quilt has to be one of my favorites.

This is also on my bucket list of favorite quilts to make.

Leslie shared the following quote:

"We quilt for so many reasons-to escape the stresses of life, to create something beautiful to cherish, or to make a gift for future generations. Yet for me the greatest joy comes from those quiet moments every quilter knows. This is the time that is my own, when I can relax, reflect, and gently sew my memories into cloth." *Jinny Beyer

I hope you have been inspired like I was and that you are now in the mood to sew all day.

These quilts are a timeless treasure that will be admired by generations.

Get Sewing!

Jina

Mystery Block of the Month - March

Mystery Block of the Month - March 2013

Pie Plate Pattern Retreat 2013

Bonnie, one of my dear friends from Pie Plate Patterns asked if I would come and teach in Fountain Green. They told me I couldn't get lost but I did. Don't laugh.The building has recently been renovated from a fire and the sign was really small and hard to read. LOL They still laughed at me.

This is the quilt I taught. It's the Chevron Lollipop Quilt that I designed for Riley Blake Designs using chevrons. Of course if you haven't checked out the chevrons you should here.here.

These were some of my cute students. They each had a kit and were prepared to jump right in and start sewing. I taught several different ways to applique these blocks. 

Some used the pellon method and some used the heat and bond with a button hole stitch to finish the edge. Either way the blocks turned out fabulous.

I loved being with these ladies. We had such a great time. If you would like this pattern you will be able to download it here.

Happy Sewing!

Jina

Nancy Zieman Hobo Tote Bag

Welcome to Day 6 of the Blog Tour with Nancy Zieman's Hobo Tote Bag.

I had a lot of fun deciding what fabrics to use and learning to read Nancy's simple instructions and diagrams. Nancy provided the pattern and clover supplies to make this Hobo Tote Bag look like it was made at a factory instead of on my home machine. 

Her templates can be used over and over again.

Of course, I used Riley Blake Designs fabrics and I chose Geekly Chic. These fabrics are a fun, unique collection of Geekly Chic prints with bright bold colors and patterns.

One of my favorite tools to use is the bias tape maker by Clover. I love doing vines for needle turn applique when I'm quilting and it worked just fine making the bias strips I needed for the front of the bag, handles and curves of the bag.

I loved how professional the bag turned out by using the Sew Lazy Interfacing that was provided by Lazy Girls Designs.Their product stood the test of being turned in and out and around about as I was sewing the outside and lining together.

Love, Love, Love all the pockets! This is a great bag for traveling because there is plenty of space and pockets to hold all your nick nacks.

Make sure you check out Nancy's free blog giveaway HERE! There are some fun prizes you will want to win, so you too can make this wonderful Hobo Tote Bag.

Thank you so much for visiting. I had so much fun sewing this Hobo Tote Bag and joining in the fun with Nancy Zieman and all the others who were invited to come and play!

Happy Sewing!

Jina